{"id":89409,"date":"2025-01-13T12:39:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/?post_type=portfolio_item&#038;p=89409"},"modified":"2025-01-16T08:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:36:45","slug":"how-to-lobby-effectively","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_item","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/project\/how-to-lobby-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Lobby Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89846\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5.-How-to-Lobby-Effectively.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5.-How-to-Lobby-Effectively.png 755w, https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5.-How-to-Lobby-Effectively-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>Offer training on lobbying at the local and state levels, teaching participants how to prepare presentations, understand legislation, and meet with elected officials.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources Needed:<\/h3>\n<p>Policy guides, role-playing scenarios, the State or National Grange legislative director or seasoned member that has previously effective lobbying experience and a meeting space. A Grange hall is ideal. Without a hall, libraries or municipal offices can host. Volunteers can act as mentors during mock lobbying exercises. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Does your Grange already do a program like this? <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/250083999380063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Need help or mentorship for a project\/program like this at your Grange? Contact <a href=\"mailto:me********@************ge.org\" data-original-string=\"WqTXKIzMWc2TLwegDn3Xtw==4839usIKIFMwZBTJjTNPI8Tm5UNFiW7GiRRSqRyNuH6nh0=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\"><span \n                data-original-string='nUcucILvzVdkHvmpfC1T9g==483mDM0eeJDgnNhVJfgoPBF2kZQ4FdKGN5McM5YvhrMTc4='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. 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